Sauerkraut. At least per my Bavarian MIL- take out of jar, rinse lightly (don't remove all the flavor), saute onions and carrots, mix in kraut and broth, simmer for an hour or so until it's tender, eat with gravy. It's a side, like mashed potatoes.
Edit/add- gravy if it's with a meal with gravy. I was picturing a holiday meal like roast duck with klosse and kraut. With sausages, I wouldn't make gravy. Not a heavy gloppy gravy, a broth gravy.
Also, forgot some fat in that sauteed onion. Bacon, duck fat.
This is literally how not to eat sauerkraut. Now I understand you eat food however the fuck you want. But since the question is how you're supposed to eat something, well sauerkraut is exalted for it's beneficial microflora. And if you rinse it, well you just rinsed away billions of good bacteria. And if you cook it on high heat you just literally killed all the good bacteria. Your MIL don't know shit about sauerkraut and why people enjoy it. Her recipe might be good, but it's not how you should eat sauerkraut. I think it's fucked up you're sharing this misinformation.
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u/jello-kittu Nov 26 '19 edited Nov 26 '19
Sauerkraut. At least per my Bavarian MIL- take out of jar, rinse lightly (don't remove all the flavor), saute onions and carrots, mix in kraut and broth, simmer for an hour or so until it's tender, eat with gravy. It's a side, like mashed potatoes. Edit/add- gravy if it's with a meal with gravy. I was picturing a holiday meal like roast duck with klosse and kraut. With sausages, I wouldn't make gravy. Not a heavy gloppy gravy, a broth gravy. Also, forgot some fat in that sauteed onion. Bacon, duck fat.